What? Even when she's making false and irresponsible statements?
How are we going to be able to collect reliable safety data on the long term real-world use data of HRT when people are encouraging others to apply high doses of the most potent form of oestrogen to their vaginas? Against recommendations, and justifying it with incorrect assertions?
I left this forum for a year or so because someone with an “agenda†was spreading incorrect information to put people off HRT, denying that low oestrogen levels can adversely affect your bone and heart health. I returned a few months ago, but I see that most of you prefer fake information, so it's not a place I want to be associated with.
Hi Wilks - it's good to see you back on the forum and I can assure you that "most of" us DO NOT "prefer fake information". The big C word has been happening so many of us are otherwise occupied but please continue to post as this forum is endorsed by a renowned gynaecologist and is underpinned by science. False information or stuff not back up be evidence is usally challenged - but as always we only come on here when we have time in between busy lives
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I am followed by a private doctor in Canada who is a specialist in female hormones, she even wrote a book on the subject. She thinks outside the box, like me. I am very lucky to have her! I will share studies I come across, with her and she will share her own findings with me, based on the 1,000 patients she treats. I very much enjoy our discussions. ![Smiley :)](https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/forum/Smileys/extended/smiley.gif)
I have already responded to the use of the oft quoted cliche "thinking outside the box" which tends to be used to advocate any unconventional treatment that anyone wants to justify! It's not done to requote your own posts except probably in a very long thread but what I said about this is on the first page.... this (thinking outside the box) does not justify applying oestrogel to your vagina for the reasons given earlier - however much you appear to be trying to sell the idea to us!
Compounding pharmacies - like I said - are used by a minority, unregulated and not recommended, as we have perfectly good cheap tested, efficacious products available on NHS.
The issue about breast cancer is another matter entirely.
Yes sharing of information can be helpful and interesting but not if it appears to encourage a minority regime that is untested, totally off-piste, potentially unsafe, and the regime together with the monitoring needed only available privately at great expense.
The licensed HRT products should only be used in or on parts of the body that they have either been licensed for and/or research has shown are effective and safe at the doses used or can be easly extrapolated from the doses used for that preparation.
Hurdity